Chernobaeva Alena

Updated: August 6, 2024
Name: Chernobaeva Alena Stepanovna
Date of Birth: May 1, 1997
Current status: defendant
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (2)
Time spent in prison: 2 day in a temporary detention facility, 33 day in a pre-trial detention
Current restrictions: detention center
Currently held in: Detention Center No.2 for Nizhny Novgorod Region
Address for correspondence: Chernobaeva Alena Stepanovna, born 1997, SIZO No.2 for Nizhny Novgorod Region, Pos. Druzhny, Kstovsk district, Nizhny Novgorod Region, 607683

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Biography

Alena Chernobaeva faced criminal prosecution together with her husband Viktor. In July 2024, their house was searched, after which the spouses were placed in a pre-trial detention center.

Alena was born in May 1997 in Kazan. She has a younger sister. As a child, Alena loved dancing and volleyball.

After school, the girl graduated with honors from college with a degree in hotel service, after which she worked as an administrator, waitress and maid in a hotel. Later, she took on various jobs: she hung wallpaper, cleaned offices and houses.

Since childhood, Alena has been concerned with spiritual issues. Her school friend was studying the Bible with Jehovah's Witnesses, and she wanted to join her. In 2014, she consciously decided to become a Christian.

In 2017, Alena married Viktor, whom she met in Nizhny Novgorod. They love to spend time together in nature. Their family hobbies are fishing and camping.

Relatives support the Chernobaevs and, as they can, help to overcome the difficulties associated with criminal prosecution.

Case History

In July 2024, mass searches took place in the Nizhny Novgorod and Astrakhan regions, as a result of which three married couples ended up in a pre-trial detention center. Two weeks earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs initiated a criminal case against peaceful believers for participating in extremist activities. The criminal case was based on the testimony of classified witnesses, as well as hidden audio and video recordings of worship services that had been held for several years.
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